French Grandmaster Christian Bauer is one of his country's leading players. He is a former national champion and has represented France in numerous international team events. He has written many articles and books for several publishing houses: 'Play 1...b6' and 'The Philidor Files' for Everyman Chess and 'Play the Scandinavian' for Quality Chess. Many of his books have been translated into other languages. This is his fourth book and his first for Thinkers Publishing.
